Sales price was higher than the cost of production for the time being there were no plans to reduce the price of electricity power minister Hamid told parliament. For the
same reason the proposed budget has sought to support the power sector five thousand crore, he added. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the beginning of the session on Sunday raised the question on the table. The previous day, around 9 thousand megawatts of electricity generation in the country is a new record. Power Minister Rustam Ali Farazi question, as a result of the recent fuel price reduction of electricity consumption per unit of production decreased from 6 paise to Rs 5, Rs 7 at 60 paisa. But the electricity sale price is still 70 paise higher than the cost of production. For that reason now has no plans to reduce the price of electricity. Afroz Zebunnesa question, he said, the cost of production was higher than the sales price of the electricity sector in the proposed budget support five thousand crore has been sought.
